Nobody "forced" this University to do anything.
The AD capitulated faster than France in WWII. My guess is the AD silently was against the cross and used this as an excuse.
Let them file the lawsuit. By the time it goes to Court, the season is over and the case is closed (the cross was to be on for one season only).
IT IS THE AD WE SHOULD BE PO'D AT AS WELL.
I have no idea, I wasn’t there, was you?